diff --git a/Modules/Messages/src/Messages.Application/DomainEvents/Incoming/RelationshipStatusChanged/RelationshipStatusChangedDomainEventHandler.cs b/Modules/Messages/src/Messages.Application/DomainEvents/Incoming/RelationshipStatusChanged/RelationshipStatusChangedDomainEventHandler.cs
index 7ad162873e..cba6ab5ba8 100644
--- a/Modules/Messages/src/Messages.Application/DomainEvents/Incoming/RelationshipStatusChanged/RelationshipStatusChangedDomainEventHandler.cs
+++ b/Modules/Messages/src/Messages.Application/DomainEvents/Incoming/RelationshipStatusChanged/RelationshipStatusChangedDomainEventHandler.cs
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public RelationshipStatusChangedDomainEventHandler(IMessagesRepository messagesR
 
     public async Task Handle(RelationshipStatusChangedDomainEvent @event)
     {
-        if (@event.Status != RelationshipStatus.ReadyForDeletion.ToString())
+        if (@event.NewStatus != RelationshipStatus.ReadyForDeletion.ToString())
             return;
 
         var anonymizedIdentityAddress = IdentityAddress.Create(Encoding.Unicode.GetBytes(DELETED_IDENTITY_STRING), _applicationOptions.DidDomainName);
diff --git a/Modules/Messages/src/Messages.Domain/DomainEvents/Incoming/RelationshipStatusChangedDomainEvent.cs b/Modules/Messages/src/Messages.Domain/DomainEvents/Incoming/RelationshipStatusChangedDomainEvent.cs
index fc4d7cd342..066e36dfe9 100644
--- a/Modules/Messages/src/Messages.Domain/DomainEvents/Incoming/RelationshipStatusChangedDomainEvent.cs
+++ b/Modules/Messages/src/Messages.Domain/DomainEvents/Incoming/RelationshipStatusChangedDomainEvent.cs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ namespace Backbone.Modules.Messages.Domain.DomainEvents.Incoming;
 public class RelationshipStatusChangedDomainEvent : DomainEvent
 {
     public required string RelationshipId { get; set; }
-    public required string Status { get; set; }
+    public required string NewStatus { get; set; }
     public required string Initiator { get; set; }
     public required string Peer { get; set; }
 }